rone | i bought a bunch of music...

... so i'll be giving you a flash review of each album as i hear it.

I'm going to cheat here by reviewing the new Pearl Jam (self-titled, and i hate self-titled albums, so i'll call it Avocado), which i've heard a few times already. And, anyway, i'm not a reliable critic when it comes to Pearl Jam; i just love their stuff. But i'm gonna try anyway.

It rocks. OK? Fine, let's move on. OK, fine, fine. Let's see... man, i don't know what to tell you. Pearl Jam is no stranger to throwing in odd rhythms and meters, and that's more prominent in this album than others. Needless to say, i dig it. Ed Vedder wrote the lion's share of the lyrics, as always; the exceptions are "Army Reserve", which he co-wrote with Damien Echols, one of the West Memphis 3, and "Inside Job", which were written by Mike McCready, which i think is a first for him in Pearl Jam. OK, that's it, go buy it now. Or kill me.